Awake While You Were Sleeping [disquiet0350] by Octif

This track involved a 16 bar sequence plus a rest, helping with that feeling late at night when sleep won't come but thoughts are fragmented.

The music involves sequencing three synths: Yamaha DX-21, Casio CZ-5000 and a DSI Mopho on RM1X sequencer, with a drum machine providing the rimshot that's used for the ticking clock/metronome (a ticking clock seems extra loud and abrasive to me when I want to sleep). As the track finishes, the reverb that saturates the synths earlier slowly disappears leave quiet, clear notes.

The mix was recorded onto a tape deck to provide that extra little bit of background warmth and noise that I felt was needed for the theme.

More on this 350th weekly Disquiet Junto project (Selected Insomniac Works / The Assignment: Make very quiet music for very late at night for very fragile psyches) at:

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Image associated with this project is by Helen Cassidy, used thanks to Flickr and a Creative Commons license:

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